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Here are 11 important facts that I learned in my many years in business that allowed me to make over $500 million.

A genuine smile is one of the most attractive expressions of the human face, and as photographers, we love them because they brighten up our pictures with warmth, and create connection.

“I THINK, therefore I am.” René Descartes’ aphorism has become a cliché. But it cuts to the core of perhaps the greatest question posed to science: what is consciousness?

As Steve Jobs said in the 2005 Stanford commencement address: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

Necco wafers may no longer be the Halloween candy of choice, but the company still dominates February 14 with its Sweethearts. The little hard sugar hearts have been popular Valentine's Day elementary school wampum for decades.

Can’t sleep? Try the 4-7-8 breathing technique that claims to help you nod off in 60 SECONDS.

Stewart collects hot-blooded marble statuary and urbane Regency furniture. The corners of his rooms are populated with Roman busts and Italian blackamoors. He has a weakness for 18th-century Italian and French pieces, toy Scottish soldiers, model trains, real Ferraris, any shirt that's white, the newest soccer shoes and, especially, for florid silver picture frames, which blanket every tabletop in the house.

The old advice to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, may have roots in more than simply how others perceive you—many studies show that the clothes you wear can affect your mental and physical performance.

When you’re sending an email, there are a lot of little details to remember — and those details can make or break the success of your email campaign.

It’s no secret that we often associate certain smells with specific feelings and experiences. When you smell a rich perfume you might think of luxury, and when you sniff a coworker’s divine lunch you may be reminded of your own hunger. But is it possible for certain smells to inspire productivity?

Again, being grateful for everything is not an obligation, it’s an option to experiment with. You aren’t responsible for feeling any particular way after something happens.

Lies are hard to come up with on the spot, even for seasoned liars. If you suspect someone is feeding you a false story, draw it out by making them think too much about their story.

Whether you expect to be reunited with lost loved ones in a heavenly place, or don't believe anything awaits once you have passed away, what really happens after death remains one of life's great mysteries. But now a group of people who have experienced death and believe they can offer an insight to what it's really like have taken to the question and answer site Quora to explain how it feels.

“Baking is a billion-dollar industry that has not been modernized,” says Sarah Michelle Gellar, cofounder of subscription-based baking kit startup Foodstirs.

We here at Cracked love our Easter eggs. That's why we find it totally awesome to learn that there are Easter eggs hiding all around us in real life.

Typography is more than just picking a font and a point size from some drop-down menus on your computer. It’s an art and a skill whose history goes back centuries, to the wooden and metal type used with printing presses. And while we can learn from typography’s long legacy, most of us could also use a few practical tips on how to help our type look better in everyday projects like resumes, newsletters, or business cards.

Think about the emotions you would feel if the majority of people respected you and were inspired by you. You would be on top of the world, and your life would have meant something. Your name will forever live on, and generations of people will live their lives in dedication to what you stood for.

Meticulous preparation, an even temperament and a genuine love of the game are all factors I attribute to my success in this arena. If you’re working on your own skills, there are several tips I consider crucial when it comes to sealing the deal and (graciously) getting what you want:

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The concept of Inner Peace is at the very core of Buddhist doctrine. Only when we have achieved inner peace can we hope to achieve world peace. This was Buddha’s message to the world. Here is an interesting story about Buddha that reflects the Buddhist philosophy in a delightfully simple way.

Sometimes—no matter how hard you try—solid shuteye just isn’t in the cards. And while a regular sleep schedule (waking up at the same time, going to bed at the same time, and logging seven or eight hours of sleep every night) is hugely important for your overall health, a few sleep-deprived days aren’t the end of the world. They just feel like they are. Consider this your guide for surviving those days you feel like a zombie.

The most difficult thing in life is to be thankful in times of trouble. When I took my problems to my father, the late, great Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, he said, “Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.” To call this a tremendous response to dealing with trouble would be an understatement.

If we relied on Yukon Cornelius from the 1964 Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to teach us about dog sledding, we might be slightly misled. In multiple instances throughout the movie, Cornelius cracks the whip and hollers, “Mush, mush!!” to his dog sled team. But do mushers actually say this?  You might be surprised given that they are literally called “mushers” that no, not really. So why are they called “mushers” and where did the idea that they yelled “mush” to their dogs to get them to run come from?

What people who don’t practice yoga might not realize is that there is much more to it than body contortions and chanting. Yoga is not just reserved for tofu-eating hippies and acrobats…

When a series of unknown masterpieces arrived at her Manhattan gallery, each verified by experts, Ann Freedman was thrilled. But slowly, and painfully, their provenance– and Freedman's world – unravelled.

Many of us work more productively when we’re at home compared to working in an office environment. But working from home is not without its own challenges. Become more effective when working at home with these top 10 tips.

What most people don’t know, however, is that Newton’s three laws of motion can be used as an interesting analogy for increasing your productivity, simplifying your work, and improving your life. Allow me to present this analogy as Newton’s Laws of Productivity.

From 1990 through 1995, the television viewing public was obsessed with the goings on in Cicely, Alaska. Northern Exposureruled the television airwaves. And while our airwaves were dominated by this quirky drama, on the show itself the airwaves were ruled by Chris Stevens and his KBHR radio show Chris in the Morning.

I’m working on a new short story. However, it’s been a while, and I’m feeling out of practice, like I have to figure out how to write a short story all over again.

What I mean here is getting creative—that’s the name of the game. This list of 25 DIY home upgrades is a collection of info on all this stuff, and it will fill you with ideas for the perfect new home additions…on a dime!

Today’s Vlog! Fireball scoots Kathie to NY, then heads to Long Beach to meet up with Hot Wheels Designer Larry Wood and his cool Garage. PLEASE SHARE Today’s Episode!

Be determined to succeed when negotiating and in life!

Our brains aren’t designed for the type of work we do, which is why we’re always distracted. But two rules can help you retrain your brain.

In 2012, Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy gave a now famous TED Talk on the benefits of "power-posing," or changing your body language in ways that can make you feel more confident.

2015 was a big year for me professionally. I transitioned from coding to product management. While I’m constantly learning and have a long way to go, I want to share a list of 19 things that I’ve learned last year:

This post is by request. How long does it take to learn Chinese or Japanese vs. Spanish or Irish Gaelic? I would argue less than an hour. Here’s the reasoning…

In 1920, the popular newspaper comic strip Jerry on the Job was adapted by Bray Studios into a few animated films. In “The Bomb Idea,” Jerry and another character read that “Bolsheviki” are on the loose throughout the country, and that all citizens should be on alert. Shortly after, a man arrives carrying a heavy, black sphere. Jerry and his friend panic, assuming the item is a bomb, when eventually it is revealed to just be a bowling ball. But it’s clear that by 1920, everyone knew what a bomb looked like.

The 1970’s fashion, often called the “Mc Decade”, began with a continuation of the mini skirts, bell-bottoms, and the androgynous hippie look from the late 1960s and eventually became one of the most iconic decades for fashion ever.

When I saw this project on Pinterest, I knew I just *had* to make it for Will's room. Luckily, my hubby was able to get his hands on a wood pallet for me. When he brought it home, our conversation went something like this:

Absolutely Fabulous first aired back in 1992 and right up until 2012 Edina & Patsy continued to keep us entertained… Well with 2016 set to be a big year in British Comedy (5 British Comedies Making A Comeback) we’re also excited about the up-coming Absolutely Fabulous Movies‘ release. To help keep that excitement up, here are 6 important things we’ve learnt from Ab Fab:

Nearly a quarter, 23 percent, of Americans worked from home in 2014, according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics survey. If you’re one of the lucky few that enjoys the ability to work from anywhere you like, the following tools will help keep you productive — no matter where you are:

The most important rules of strength training for men over thirty years its all about how to create a sporty and muscular figure after adolescence.

After eight long years of effort his theory of general relativity, which would propel him to international celebrity, was finally summed up in just two pages. Flush with his recent accomplishment, he sent his 11-year-old Hans Albert the following letter, which is found in Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children.

One of the most astounding works of art from this period is the Lindisfarne Gospels, created at the Lindisfarne Priory off the coast of Northumbria, northeast England. Predating the Book of Kells with nearly a century, the Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript the likes of which are rarely seen.

The anonymous programmer has created scripts to automate even the most menial daily tasks. However, these weren’t discovered until he left his position and his former colleagues found and posted them on GitHub for the world to enjoy.

It’s important to analyze how we spend our days, hour by hour, and regularly look for ways to work smarter, ways to eliminate time-wasters. So, to get started, here are eight things that productive, successful people never waste their time doing (and you shouldn’t either):

So stretching is important. But what stretches work for what muscle groups? Vicky Timón, a yoga expert and author of “Encyclopedia of Pilates Exercises,” created 36 beautiful illustrations to show you which muscles are affected by different stretches.

I’m a cover designer at Vintage & Anchor Books, the paperback imprint at the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. On average, roughly half our covers are adapted from the hardcover design, and the rest are entire redesigns. Whether or not a book needs a facelift depends on a number of factors, including (most importantly) hardcover sales, the hardcover design’s commercial accessibility, and its reproducibility in paperback. The goal of the paperback is therefore to reposition a book, capture a wider audience, or target a new market. We give books a second chance.

There are many websites on the Internet that now offer FREE of charge learning materials. Now even very poor people can afford to be better educated than many of Harvard’s graduates, all they need is access to a computer (does not even have to be personal one, it could be the one that the local library offers for public use).

The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain was one of the most mysterious and fascinating in history – and the inspiration for film adaptations of The Hobbit and last year’s acclaimed BBC Two series The Last Kingdom. But who were the Anglo-Saxons, and were they really as enigmatic as has been suggested? Martin Wall brings you the facts...